2016-11-03T14:50:29-05:00 2015-12-31 FRITH-SMITH & ARCHIBALD LLP 6355 TOPANGA CANYON BLVDSTE 400 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 990 2015-01-01 262118750 NAMI WESTSIDE LA % IRENE PAZIRANDEH NAMI 3108897200 941 WESTWOOD BOULEVARD 236 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 SYLVIA THOMPSON PRESIDENT 3108897200 2016-08-30 true MARY ARCHIBALD CPA P00370997 8187741500 2016-08-30 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z SYLVIA THOMPSON 941 WESTWOOD BOULEVARD 236 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 266581 false X WWW.NAMILA.ORG X 2007 CA NAMI WESTSIDE LA'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT, EDUCATE, PROVIDE ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND WELLNESS AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS. 24 24 4 1 0 265702 200234 0 21030 8 -164 0 -4692 265710 216408 0 0 0 0 108045 114116 0 0 8139 150126 91961 258171 206077 7539 10331 139917 150248 0 0 139917 150248 X NAMI Westside Los Angeles is a grass roots organization of families and individuals whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness. We provide advocacy, education, and support for those with mental illness and their families in order to facilitate independent and productive lives of quality and respect without discrimination and stigma. We do this by providing high-level education and services to those afflicted with mental illness and their family members as well as mental health and school professionals. false false 51405 Core Classes/Support Groups (Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer, Basics) Family-to-Family Family-to-Family is an education program for family members of adults living with mental illness. In this program, the term family is viewed from a broad perspective to include parents, siblings, spouses, adult sons and daughters, partners and significant others. The 12 classes are designed to help all family members understand and support their loved one with mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. The course includes information on illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health conditions. Thousands of families describe the program as life-changing. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also family members and know what it is like to have a loved one living with mental illness. In May 2013 the program was added to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs. Peer-to-Peer Peer-to-Peer is an education program for those with a brain illness. Participants will learn to live well with what they have. It consists of 10 two-hour classes and is taught by a team of 3 trained mentors who have personal experience at living well with a mental illness. Participants in this class come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials and an advance directive, as well as many other tangible resources. They will get a relapse prevention plan to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behaviors, or events that may warn of impending relapse. They will also learn to organize for intervention. Mindfulness exercises help with focusing and calm thinking; participants learn survival skills for working with providers and the general public. Classes are a combination of lecture and interactive exercise material and close with Mindfulness Practice (techniques offered to develop and expand awareness). Each class builds on the one before, therefore attendance is required each week. Basics NAMI Basics is taught by two trained parent teachers using a detailed curriculum similar to Family-to-Family but specific to the onset of mental illness prior to age 18 years. 51405 College/School Programs (Youve Got a Friend, NAMI on Campus, Ending The Silence, Parents and Teachers as Allies) YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND Youve Got a Friend provides peer mentoring services and life/work skills to young adults on campus who have (or are at risk for) a mental illness. Many young adults have given up seeking education beyond high school due to the intimidating demands of higher education after a psychiatric illness. Youve Got a Friend gives them the added support to reach their potential. NAMI on Campus NAMI on Campus provides information and resources to support students living with mental health conditions and to empower them to take action on their campuses. Ending the Silence Ending the Silence is a 50-minute program designed for high school audiences and is typically presented in the freshman/sophomore health classes during the mental health portion of the curriculum. This transformational program is devoted to giving students an opportunity to learn about mental illness through an informative PowerPoint, short videos, and personal testimony. Through the presentation, students learn symptoms and indicators of mental illness, and are given ideas about how to help themselves, friends, or family members who may be in need of support. Parents and Teachers as Allies Parents and Teachers as Allies is a two-hour in-service program that focuses on helping school professionals and families within the school community better understand the early warning signs of mental illnesses in children and adolescents and how best to intervene so that youth with mental health treatment needs are linked with services. It also presents the lived experience of mental illnesses and how schools can best communicate with families about mental health related concerns. This program calls for schools to play a larger role in the early identification of mental health treatment needs in children and in linking them to appropriate services. It is designed for teachers, administrators, school health professionals, parents and others in the school community. 68541 Community Education (Speaker Meetings, Warm Line, In Our Own voice and Family Voice) Speaker Meetings Twice monthly, NAMI Westside offers our community an opportunity to hear from experts from throughout the county address topics such as housing, recovery resources within the community, treatment options, family coping skills, self-care, health care advocacy, and many more. Warm Line NAMI Westside offers a warm line Monday through Friday in order to assist families with resources in the community. In Our Own Voice (IOOV) In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness is dedicated to the support, education, and growth of consumers as presenters. The personal educational component of this program dispels many myths surrounding mental illnesses and will help reduce stigma as we openly talk about it. The power of IOOV is based on the sharing of journeys while living with mental illness. 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They make any corrections as needed. The final form 990 after being reviewed by the president and treasurer is sent to the full board for any comments. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 HOW DOES THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE YEAR. ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. HOW DOES THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE YEAR. ALL ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 PART VI LINE 2 Did any officer, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, or key employee? Board Members Lynn Brody and Nick Waite are related by marriage. Board Members Adaline Fagen and Ralph Fagen are related by marriage also. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE, 12A Please describe how the organization annually monitors compliance with their conflict of interest policy: Annually Each Board member must identify by completing a form if he or she is related to any other organizations. In addition, the Board members are required to identify potential conflicts at the time they might arise. For example, if a contract with an entity related to a Board member were contemplated, any Board member related to that entity would be expected to identify the relationship and the Secretary would check the annual reporting forms to identify any conflicts.